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Further particulars of these cases are given in the Report
of the Medical Officer of Health.
No case of smallpox occurred amongst school children in
Wimbledon during the year.
Valuable information is obtained from the weekly returns
of absences due to infectious diseases furnished by the head
teachers. The numbers of cases of non-notifiable infectious
diseases reported from the schools during 1938 were as
follows:—
Measles 346
German Measles 75
Whooping Cough 17
Mumps 98
Chicken-pox 104
Measles, chicken-pox and mumps were the principal infectious
diseases noted amongst the school children during
1938.
Measles was prevalent during the early part of the year.
The schools chiefly affected were Wimbledon Park, Pelham
Infants', Dundonald Girls' and Infants', All Saints Girls' and
Infants', Cottenham Park Infants' and Queen's Road Infants'.
On the whole, the disease was not of a severe type but the
attendances, especially in the Infants' Departments, suffered
severely. In no case, however, did the attendance fall below
60% for this reason. Eight children of school age suffering
from measles and one suffering from rubella were admitted
to the Infectious Diseases Hospital for treatment, as satisfactory
isolation could not be carried out at home. All these
children made satisfactory progress.
In addition to measles, chicken-pox, mumps and rubella
were also more prevalent during 1938.
In accordance with Article 20(b) of the Education Code,
one hundred and fifty children were excluded from school
during 1938 for the following conditions:—
Ringworm (skin) 2
Conjunctivitis 2
Scabies 31
Impetigo 7
Mumps 48
Chicken-pox 10
Measles 2
German Measles 15
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